Super Bowl 2017: Odds, schedule, past winners, halftime show, more
Super Bowl LI is just around the corner. Will the Broncos defend their title? Will the Patriots reconquer their throne? Or will an upstart team, like the Cowboys, emerge as champion?
A lot of football still needs to be played before the Super Bowl kicks off in early February. But the game is quickly approaching.
We've put together everything you need to know about Super Bowl LI, from the top contenders to halftime entertainment. Keep this page bookmarked for all of the essential Super Bowl information.
Game information and schedule
Date: Feb. 5, 2017
Stadium: NRG Stadium (Houston, Texas)
TV: FOX
Playoff Picture
If the season ended today, here’s how the path to the Super Bowl would look for the teams currently in the 2016 playoff bracket thanks to their place in the standings. In the divisional round, the lower-seeded wild-card winner plays the top seed, and throughout the playoffs the higher-seeded team receives home field advantage.
Wild-Card Round (Jan. 7–8)
Baltimore Ravens (3) vs. Denver Broncos (6)
Houston Texans (4) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (5)
Detroit Lions (3) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6)
Atlanta Falcons (4) vs. New York Giants (5)
Divisional Round (Jan. 14–15)
Oakland Raiders (1) vs. AFC wild-card winner
New England Patriots (2) vs. AFC wild-card winner
Dallas Cowboys (1) vs. NFC wild-card winner
Seattle Seahawks (2) vs. NFC wild-card winner
Conference championships (Jan. 22)
AFC divisional winner vs. AFC divisional winner
NFC divisional winner vs. NFC divisional winner
Odds
OddsShark monitors a wide range of sports books for an updated look at each team’s odds of winning the Super Bowl as the season goes on. The Cowboys became the first team to clinch a playoff spot in Week 13, but they still trail the Patriots in the eyes of the oddsmakers after New England’s dominant performance at home against the Rams. Below, the eight teams with the best Super Bowl odds through Week 13, according to Bovada.
New England Patriots +240
Dallas Cowboys +400
Seattle Seahawks +750
Oakland Raiders +1000
Pittsburgh Steelers +1200
Atlanta Falcons +1600
Kansas City Chiefs +1600
New York Giants +2000
Halftime show
After singing the national anthem at Super Bowl 50, Lady Gaga will be back for another performance at Super Bowl LI. In September it was announced that the pop singer would headline the 2017 halftime show, following up a joint performance last February headlined by Coldplay and featuring Beyoncé and Bruno Mars. Gaga’s fifth studio album, Joanne, debuted on Oct. 21.
Commercials
One of the annual subplots on Super Bowl Sunday is the hotly contested battle for public opinion among the advertisers who shell out for commercial space on the game broadcast. According to CBS, a 30-second commercial spot in Super Bowl 50 cost $5 million, up from $4.5 million in 2015.
List of Super Bowl winners
Super Bowl I (Jan. 15, 1967): Packers 35, Chiefs 10
Super Bowl II (Jan. 14, 1968): Packers 33, Raiders 14
Super Bowl III (Jan. 12, 1969): Jets 16, Colts 7
Super Bowl IV (Jan. 11, 1970): Chiefs 23, Vikings 7
Super Bowl V (Jan. 17, 1971): Colts 16, Cowboys 13
Super Bowl VI (Jan. 16, 1972): Cowboys 24, Dolphins 3
Super Bowl VII (Jan. 14, 1973): Dolphins 14, Redskins 7
Super Bowl VIII (Jan. 13, 1974): Dolphins 24, Vikings 7
Super Bowl IX (Jan. 12: 1975): Steelers 16, Vikings 6
Super Bowl X (Jan. 18, 1976): Steelers 21, Cowboys 17
Super Bowl XI (Jan. 9, 1977): Raiders 32, Vikings 14
Super Bowl XII (Jan. 15, 1978): Cowboys 27, Broncos 10
Super Bowl XIII (Jan. 21, 1979): Steelers 35, Cowboys 31
Super Bowl XIV (Jan. 20, 1980: Steelers 31, Rams 19
Super Bowl XV (Jan. 25, 1981): Raiders 27, Eagles 10
Super Bowl XVI (Jan. 24, 1982): 49ers 26, Bengals 21
Super Bowl XVII (Jan. 30 1983): Redskins 27, Dolphins 17
Super Bowl XVIII (Jan. 22, 1984): Raiders 38, Redskins 9
Super Bowl XIX (Jan. 20, 1985): 49ers 38, Dolphins 16
Super Bowl XX (Jan. 26, 1986): Bears 46, Patriots 10
Super Bowl XXI (Jan. 25, 1987): Giants 39, Broncos 20
Super Bowl XXII (Jan. 31, 1988): Redskins 42, Broncos 10
Super Bowl XXIII (Jan. 22, 1989): 49ers 20, Bengals 16
Super Bowl XXIV (Jan. 28, 1990): 49ers 55, Broncos 10
Super Bowl XXV (Jan. 27, 1991): Giants 20, Bills 19
Super Bowl XXVI (Jan. 26, 1992): Redskins 37, Bills 24
Super Bowl XXVII (Jan. 31, 1993): Cowboys 52, Bills 17
Super Bowl XXVIII (Jan. 30, 1994): Cowboys 30, Bills 13
Super Bowl XXIX (Jan. 29, 1995): 49ers 49, Chargers 26
Super Bowl XXX (Jan. 28, 1996): Cowboys 27, Steelers 17
Super Bowl XXXI (Jan. 26, 1997): Packers 35, Patriots 21
Super Bowl XXXII (Jan. 25, 1998): Broncos 31, Packers 24
Super Bowl XXXIII (Jan. 29, 1999): Broncos 34, Falcons 19
Super Bowl XXXIV (Jan. 30, 2000): Rams 23, Titans 16
Super Bowl XXXV (Jan. 29, 2001): Ravens 34, Giants 7
Super Bowl XXXVI (Feb. 3, 2002): Patriots 20, Rams 17
Super Bowl XXXVII (Jan. 26, 2003): Buccaneers 48, Raiders 21
Super Bowl XXXVIII (Feb. 1, 2004): Patriots 32, Panthers 29
Super Bowl XXXIX (Feb. 6, 2005): Patriots 24, Eagles 21
Super Bowl XL (Feb. 5, 2006): Steelers 21, Seahawks 10
Super Bowl XLI (Feb. 4, 2007): Colts 29, Bears 17
Super Bowl XLII (Feb. 3, 2008): Giants 17, Patriots 14
Super Bowl XLIII (Feb. 1, 2009): Steelers 27, Cardinals 23
Super Bowl XLIV (Feb. 7, 2010): Saints 31, Colts 17
Super Bowl XLV (Feb. 6, 2011): Packers 31, Steelers 25
Super Bowl XLVI (Feb. 5, 2012): Giants 21, Patriots 17
Super Bowl XLVII (Feb. 3, 2013): Ravens 34, 49ers 31
Super Bowl XLVIII (Feb. 2, 2014): Seahawks 43, Broncos 8
Super Bowl XLIX (Feb. 1, 2015): Patriots 28, Seahawks 24
Super Bowl 50 (Feb. 7, 2016): Broncos 24, Panthers 10
Most Super Bowl wins by team
6- Steelers
5- 49ers, Cowboys
4- Giants, Packers, Patriots
3- Broncos, Raiders, Redskins
2- Colts, Dolphins, Ravens
1- Saints, Jets, Buccaneers, Bears, Chiefs, Rams, Seahawks
